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Foundation Formula

by Return Healthy · capsule · 270 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 60005 40886 3
  • DSLD label 313312
  • Serving 3 vegetarian capsules
  • 90 servings

Foundation Formula by Return Healthy lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 3 vegetarian capsules, such as 500 mg of andrographis paniculata, 450 mg of japanese knotweed, 300 mg of Cat's claw and 200 mg of milk thistle seed extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 24, 2024.

What is in Foundation Formula?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 vegetarian capsules. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Foundation Formula: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 313312, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Andrographis paniculata500 mgAndrographis in Foundation Formula against 213 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 400 mg, the median 200 mg.500 mg

Higher than 85% of 213 products listing andrographis (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg.

Japanese Knotweed450 mgHu Zhang in Foundation Formula against 269 products450 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 150 mg.450 mg

Higher than 80% of 269 products listing hu zhang (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,350 mg.

Cat's Clawwildcrafted300 mgCat's Claw in Foundation Formula against 300 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mg to 500 mg, the median 200 mg.300 mg

Higher than 54% of 300 products listing Cat's claw (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 900 mg.

Milk Thistle Seed Extractas Silymarinstandardized to 80% Silymarin200 mgMilk Thistle in Foundation Formula against 1,277 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 300 mg, the median 175 mg.200 mg

Higher than 51% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle (median 175 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg.

Siberian Ginseng200 mg
Turmeric Extractas Curcuminoids100 mgTurmeric in Foundation Formula against 2,369 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 150 mg.100 mg

57% of 2,369 products listing turmeric give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 313312 (entered October 24, 2024), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

The NIH database records 3 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Foundation Formula's, rare ingredients counting for more.

  • PhytocidalOrtho Molecular Products 3 shared, 42% alike

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Directions: Take 3 capsules three times per day, or as directed by your health care practitioner, as a dietary supplement. Can be taken with or without food.
Warnings
Caution: Individuals who are pregnant or lactating should consult with their health care practitioner before using this product.
Do not use if security seal is broken or missing.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product contains no hidden, excipients, binders, fillers, artificial colors, fragrance, wheat, dairy, corn, fish, egg, shellfish, animal derivatives, tree nuts or peanuts.
Storage
Store in cool dry place away from direct light.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 313312.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.

How many labels does Foundation Formula have?

2 labels are on file under this name since May 19, 2022: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 313312 (current) Entered October 24, 2024 · on the market · 270 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 60005 40886 3
  2. Label 267991 Entered May 19, 2022 · off the market July 21, 2023 · 270 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 19962 46850 6

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Return Healthy LLC (distributor), St. George, UT. All Return Healthy products.

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